Pine Lawn Disbands Police Department
Last week, Pine Lawn, a small city in North Saint Louis County (population 3,425), disbanded its police department. Almost immediately,...
Pine Lawn Considers Disbanding Their Police Department
Pine Lawn, a small city in North Saint Louis County, has begun...
Enforcing Macks Creek Law: Progress in Saint Louis County
Last month, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster sued 13 cities in Saint Louis County for violating Macks Creek Law, which caps...
Map Series: I. North Saint Louis Municipalities Fines per Resident
This map shows the amount of revenue from fines and fees the many small municipalities of North Saint Louis County...
Saint Louis Municipalities: Who Is in Trouble With Macks Creek Law?
In previous posts, we have discussed the problem of small Saint Louis County cities supporting themselves through fines and fees,...
Shooting at a Seat-Belt Checkpoint … I Repeat, a Seat-Belt Checkpoint
It’s over. The nanny state is through the looking glass in St. Louis County. To take a cue from Neil Young:...
The Fashion Police
It has been a little more than two months since Pine Lawn Police Chief Rickey Collins began enforcing the anti-sagging...
“The Clothes Make the Man”
"… Naked people have little or no influence on society." — Mark Twain I don’t know much about the pros...
Tiny Little Cities and Policing for Profit
Today’s Post-Dispatch has an article on sobriety checkpoints in North St. Louis County. Issues such as the heavy use of...
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